irechon

Old French

Alternative forms

  • heriçon
  • herichun (Old Northern French)
  • heriçun

Etymology

From a hypothetical *eriz, from Latin ericius, or from a Vulgar Latin *ericio, ericionem.

Noun

irechon m (oblique plural irechons, nominative singular irechons, nominative plural irechon)

  1. (Old Northern French) hedgehog

Descendants

  • Middle English: yrchoun
    • English: urchin
    • Scots: hurcheon
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